Information on this page applies to both days
All details are subject to change up to the last minute - please check back regularly for updates.
- Events will be open to the public.
- No tickets will be required.
- No admission fee.
Directions and Maps
Click the links below for information specific to each day:
Dedication - Saturday, September 10, 2011.
10th Anniversary - Sunday, September 11, 2011.
Outdoor Venue
- Parking will be in open fields which may be wet.
- Public viewing areas will be in open fields which may be wet.
- Events will be outside and not under tents.
- Umbrellas will be allowed.
- Events are rain or shine.
- Please dress for the weather. Click for weather forecast.
Arrival and Parking
- Arrive via the new entrance located off US Route 30.
- Signs will direct visitors to parking areas.
- Everyone will be shuttled to the ceremony area.
- Portapotties will be available in the parking areas.
- No pets will be allowed except for service animals.
Accessibility
- There will be NO accessible drop-off at the ceremony area.
- There will be accessible buses to shuttle from parking area.
- Accessible buses will be able to accommodate wheelchairs.
Entrance to Ceremony Area
- Location of the security checkpoints.
- Commemorative items will be for sale.
- U.S. Post Office commemorative cancellation stamp.
- NPS Passport stamp - there will NOT be a special 10th Anniversary stamp, only the standard stamp.
Security
The U.S. Secret Service has the full discretion to refuse entry of ANY carried items into the ceremony area.
- Security will be high.
- Security checkpoints will be located at the entrance to the ceremony area.
- Everyone will go through security scans.
- Chairs will be allowed but NOT in a bag.
- No coolers (hard or soft-sided.)
- No large bags or backpacks.
- Food will be allowed but not in large quantities.
- Each person may bring some snack-size items.
- No pets except service animals.
- Visitors may leave the ceremony area/site and come back at any time; however, visitors will need to go through security upon returning.
- Water will be provided, but in limited quantities.
Inside the Ceremony Area
- The public area will be in a large open field.
- No seating will be provided.
- Small tributes may be left along the Memorial Wall - no tributes will be allowed at the Wall of Names.
- Large tributes are not allowed. Wreath laying must be arranged in advance - please call 814.893.6322.
- Musical tributes or other performances must be arranged in advance. - please call 814.893.6322.
